Lockheed Martin (LMT) Competitors $463.16 -5.90 (-1.26%) Closing price 07/8/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$462.50 -0.67 (-0.14%) As of 07/8/2025 07:59 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock LMT vs. BA, GD, HII, HXL, LDOS, LHX, NOC, RTX, TDY, and TXTShould you be buying Lockheed Martin stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Lockheed Martin include Boeing (BA), General Dynamics (GD), Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII), Hexcel (HXL), Leidos (LDOS), L3Harris Technologies (LHX), Northrop Grumman (NOC), RTX (RTX), Teledyne Technologies (TDY), and Textron (TXT). Lockheed Martin vs. Its Competitors Boeing General Dynamics Huntington Ingalls Industries Hexcel Leidos L3Harris Technologies Northrop Grumman RTX Teledyne Technologies Textron Boeing (NYSE:BA) and Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) are both large-cap aerospace companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, risk, valuation and institutional ownership. Do analysts rate BA or LMT? Boeing currently has a consensus target price of $215.77, indicating a potential downside of 1.27%. Lockheed Martin has a consensus target price of $541.80, indicating a potential upside of 16.98%. Given Lockheed Martin's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Lockheed Martin is more favorable than Boeing.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Boeing 3 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 17 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.72Lockheed Martin 0 Sell rating(s) 9 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.53 Which has more volatility and risk, BA or LMT? Boeing has a beta of 1.41, indicating that its stock price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lockheed Martin has a beta of 0.28, indicating that its stock price is 72% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is BA or LMT more profitable? Lockheed Martin has a net margin of 7.66% compared to Boeing's net margin of -16.58%. Lockheed Martin's return on equity of 104.09% beat Boeing's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Boeing-16.58% N/A -8.57% Lockheed Martin 7.66%104.09%12.32% Do institutionals and insiders believe in BA or LMT? 64.8% of Boeing shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 74.2% of Lockheed Martin shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Boeing shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Lockheed Martin shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media favor BA or LMT? In the previous week, Boeing had 38 more articles in the media than Lockheed Martin. MarketBeat recorded 94 mentions for Boeing and 56 mentions for Lockheed Martin. Lockheed Martin's average media sentiment score of 1.31 beat Boeing's score of 0.86 indicating that Lockheed Martin is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Boeing 51 Very Positive mention(s) 15 Positive mention(s) 16 Neutral mention(s) 7 Negative mention(s) 5 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Lockheed Martin 50 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has better earnings and valuation, BA or LMT? Lockheed Martin has higher revenue and earnings than Boeing. Boeing is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Lockheed Martin, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBoeing$66.52B2.48-$11.82B-$17.92-12.20Lockheed Martin$71.04B1.53$5.34B$23.1520.01 SummaryLockheed Martin beats Boeing on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Lockheed Martin News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for LMT and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding LMT and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart LMT vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricLockheed MartinAEROSP/DEFENSE IndustryAerospace SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$109.90B$43.46B$26.34B$20.52BDividend Yield2.81%1.18%1.00%3.76%P/E Ratio20.0117.5880.9027.79Price / Sales1.533.706.5340.48Price / Cash13.1925.2235.4822.26Price / Book17.215.848.164.58Net Income$5.34B$586.89M$369.21M$982.91M7 Day Performance0.07%2.46%1.21%0.41%1 Month Performance-3.69%2.69%3.54%3.59%1 Year Performance0.63%36.85%52.16%14.47% Lockheed Martin Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LMTLockheed Martin4.7512 of 5 stars$463.16-1.3%$541.80+17.0%+0.3%$109.90B$71.04B20.01121,000Trending NewsBABoeing3.2488 of 5 stars$210.76-1.8%$215.77+2.4%+17.6%$159.22B$69.44B-11.78172,000Trending NewsGDGeneral Dynamics4.7449 of 5 stars$291.40+0.2%$290.24-0.4%+5.9%$78.22B$47.72B20.21106,500Positive NewsAnalyst UpgradeHIIHuntington Ingalls Industries4.4653 of 5 stars$239.47+0.3%$236.38-1.3%+2.2%$9.40B$11.54B17.2544,000Positive NewsHXLHexcel3.8768 of 5 stars$56.84-0.1%$61.20+7.7%-11.4%$4.57B$1.90B37.645,894Positive NewsLDOSLeidos4.4038 of 5 stars$155.99+0.2%$177.46+13.8%+11.4%$20.10B$16.66B15.7148,000Positive NewsAnalyst UpgradeLHXL3Harris Technologies4.2135 of 5 stars$248.15+0.5%$258.75+4.3%+13.8%$46.47B$21.33B29.4846,000Positive NewsNOCNorthrop Grumman4.675 of 5 stars$494.74+0.1%$552.54+11.7%+17.4%$71.17B$41.03B19.5195,000Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastRTXRTX4.8033 of 5 stars$145.77+0.8%$161.12+10.5%+44.8%$195.11B$80.74B42.83186,000Trending NewsTDYTeledyne Technologies3.2225 of 5 stars$511.90+0.4%$554.43+8.3%+34.5%$23.99B$5.67B29.2614,700Positive NewsTXTTextron3.5901 of 5 stars$80.66+0.4%$88.36+9.6%-4.3%$14.58B$13.70B18.3134,000Positive NewsAnalyst Downgrade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies BA Alternatives GD Alternatives HII Alternatives HXL Alternatives LDOS Alternatives LHX Alternatives NOC Alternatives RTX Alternatives TDY Alternatives TXT Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:LMT) was last updated on 7/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersPresidential Bombshell: $150T Resource to Be Released as soon as this Summer?Something extraordinary is happening in Washington. 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